Jbfalcon80 Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 If the steelers beat the Giants and next weeks opponent do they have anything else to play for vs the Bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daquixers Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Yes. Home field advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in VA Beach Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Yes. Home field advantage. 165522[/snapback] If new england drops one of the next two and the steelers win the next two, they can take the week off against the bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ennjay Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 It's really very simple. Piit beat NE, so Pitt wins the tiebreaker. That means if they have the same record Pitt really has the equivalent of a one-game lead. Going into the last weekend, if Pitt and NE have the same record Pitt has to win to keep the one-game lead. If Pitt is one game behind they'll be playing to catch NE and get back the tie-breaker advantage. If Pitt has a better record, the Steelers will have nothing to play for because they'll have the equivalent of at least a 2-game lead with one game left. So all the combinations come down to whether NE can have one more loss than Pittsburgh going into the last game. And they both play at 1 p.m. on Jan. 2. Since NE has San Fran at home, I expect the Patriots will have a big lead early so the pressure to win will stay on Pitt if they start the day with the same record. Possibly the best chance for the Bills (with Pittsburgh losing to the Giants at this very moment) is: Pitt loses today, goes into the Bills game one game behind, sees NE piling it on vs. SF on the Ralph scoreboard, and relaxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Bills beat the Steelers by at least 10 points. R'berger will have an awful game against this defense in January, in the Ralph. I am much more worried about the Bengals game. If the Bills win tomorrow they can run the table. Very nervous about tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Based on what im seeing today, I agree with you Ray. Pittsburgh looks overated as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daquixers Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Based on what im seeing today, I agree with you Ray. Pittsburgh looks overated as usual. 165579[/snapback] I said this 6 weeks ago, and people laughed at me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike32282 Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 I said this 6 weeks ago, and people laughed at me ... 165583[/snapback] One big problem quix.... Ben Roethlisberger is without his favorite #1 weapon, Plaxico Burress. That's a big reason why he has been struggling lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daquixers Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 One big problem quix.... Ben Roethlisberger is without his favorite #1 weapon, Plaxico Burress. That's a big reason why he has been struggling lately. 165591[/snapback] Sure ... it will hurt the QB somewhat ... but his WR being out doesnt make him throw FOUR illegitimate passes straight towards opposite players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg de'Ville Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 One big problem quix.... Ben Roethlisberger is without his favorite #1 weapon, Plaxico Burress. That's a big reason why he has been struggling lately. 165591[/snapback] Plexiglas is Big Ben's third option. Ward #1, Randle El #1A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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